Pee Wee Princess contestants are darlings of the 2012 fair

Fourteen Luna County girls will step up in support of the Southwestern New Mexico State Fair Queen Contest and Cake Auction and vie for crowns and sashes at 6 p.m., on Thursday in the staged fair building at the Deming fairgrounds. The 64th annual Southwestern New Mexico State Fair is slated for Oct. 10-14.

The contest will hand out four crowns and sashes in four different grade categories; Pee Wee Princess, grades K-2; Junior Princess, grades 3-5; Princess, grades 6-8; and Queen, grades 9-12.

Here are the profiles for Pee Wee Princess contestants.

Josie Erives, 6, is a Deming Soccer League player who also played Deming Coach-Pitch this summer. She manages to fit a ballet schedule between her athletics.

Jose has perfect attendance at school.

"The reason I want to a princess is because I like to dress up and wear a pretty crown," she said. "I want to be a cowgirl in the parade."

She is the daughter of M. Fabiola Nava.

Kendra Argo, 7, has been a member of the Deming Dust Devils Gymnastics for the past two years. Her hobbies include dancing, reading, swimming and drawing.

She had perfect attendance in the first grade.

"I like playing with my friends, visiting the museum and going to school every day," Kendra said.

She is the daughter of Kimberly and Lucas Argo.

Aubrey Almanza, 5, was a member of the first-place Deming T-Ball Association championship team. Aubrey loves Girl Scouts and gymnastics.

She helps her grandpa, Bill, in the garden.

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"I would like to be the SWNMSF Pee Wee Princess because I love to dress up like a cowgirl and have everyone watch me," Aubrey said.